CVE-2023-26153
geokit-rails Command Injection vulnerability
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value. Note: An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value. Note: An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
CVE-2023-26153- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2692
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value. Note: An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2692- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xvc-v44j-46fh
geokit-rails Command Injection vulnerability
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value.
Note:
An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
GHSA-7xvc-v44j-46fh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value. Note: An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
CVE-2023-26153- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value. Note: An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
CVE-2023-26153- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7xvc-v44j-46fh
geokit-rails Command Injection vulnerability
Versions of the package geokit-rails before 2.5.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to unsafe deserialisation of YAML within the 'geo_location' cookie. This issue can be exploited remotely via a malicious cookie value.
Note:
An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute commands on the host system.
- Record
GHSA-7xvc-v44j-46fh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
geokit-railsRubyGems |
before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 |
geokit-railsRubyGems |
before 2.5.0, plus listed versions 1.1.42.0.02.0.0.rc12.0.12.1.0 Show 4 moreShow less2.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.2 |
2.5.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26153 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Geokit Geokit-rails, published October 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.85%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in geokit-rails 2.5.0.
References
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-GEOKITRAILS-5920323
gist.github.com/CalumHutton/b7aa1c2e71c8d4386463ac14f686901d
github.com/geokit/geokit-rails/blob/master/lib/geokit-rails/ip_geocode_lookup.rb%23L37
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26153
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